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President Donald Trump on Sunday called on House Republicans to support the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, dramatically changing course on a flashpoint issue he has long opposed.
Just last week, Trump had called the efforts to release the files a “hoax,” saying Democrats were bringing them up to “deflect how badly they’ve done on the Shutdown.”
A Clinton spokesperson told NBC News on Friday that the released emails “prove Bill Clinton did nothing and knew nothing.”
“The rest is noise meant to distract from election losses, backfiring shutdowns, and who knows what else,” the spokesperson said in a statement Friday evening.
They picked up support from Trump allies, including Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. The petition also got a signature from Rep.
To become law, the bill would also need to pass the GOP-controlled Senate and gain Trump’s signature. Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019, has been at the heart of conspiracy theories about his death and criminal case — and many in Trump’s base supported greater transparency surrounding Epstein. Trump pledged transparency on the campaign trail and even appointed Kash Patel and Dan Bongino to the top two FBI roles — both of whom, before they joined the administration as FBI director and deputy director, used their media platforms to characterize the Epstein case as part of a cover-up to protect powerful people.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein's crimes.
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